Semiotics Continues to Astonish

Thomas A. Sebeok and the Doctrine of Signs

Paul Cobley, John Deely, Kalevi Kull , Susan Petrilli

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English

De Gruyter Mouton
18 July 2011

linguistics; Semiotics & semiology

Series: Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC]

"Peirce's (1906) proposal that the universe as a whole, even if it does not consist exclusively of signs, is yet everywhere perfused with signs, is a thesis that better than any other sums up the life and work of Thomas A. Sebeok, ""inventor"" of semiotics as we know it today.

Semiotics - the doctrine of signs - has a long and intriguing history that extends back well beyond the last century, two and a half millennia to Hippocrates of Cos. It ranges through the teachings of Augustine, Scholastic philosophy, the work of Peirce and Saussure. Yet a fully-fledged doctrine of signs, with many horizons for the future, was the result of Sebeok's work in the twentieth century. The massive influence of this work, as well as Sebeok's convening of semiotic projects and encouragement of a huge number of researchers globally, which, in turn, set in train countless research projects, is difficult to document and has not been assessed until now. This volume, using the testimonies of key witnesses and participants in the semiotic project, offers a picture of how Sebeok, through his development of knowledge of endosemiotics, phytosemiotics, biosemiotics and sociosemiotics, enabled semiotics in general to redraw the boundaries of science and the humanities as well as nature and culture."

Edited by: Paul Cobley, John Deely, Kalevi Kull, Susan Petrilli
Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton
Country of Publication: Germany
Volume: 7
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 904g
ISBN: 9783110253191
ISBN 10: 3110253194
Series: Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC]
Pages: 538
Publication Date: 18 July 2011
Recommended Age: College Graduate Student
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Cobley, London Metropolitan University, UK; John Deely, University of St. Thomas, Houston, USA;Kalevi Kull, University of Tartu, Estonia;Susan Petrilli, University of Bari, Italy.

Reviews for Semiotics Continues to Astonish: Thomas A. Sebeok and the Doctrine of Signs

"""As an overview of the current status of semiotic understanding, and as apersonal introduction to Thomas A. Sebeok for those unable to meet him prior to his death in 2001, the volume is indispensable. ""The dynamic of semiotics is immense in scope,"" writes Sebeok ""seemingly all-encompassing"" (1986: x). Since, as Deely brings to our attention (134), even experienced objects presuppose signs, to neglect semiotics is no mere rejection of culture-bound speculation. Thanks in large part to Sebeok's contributions, human understanding now has a viable (and congruent) way to bridge the chasm between nature and culture.""Jamin Pelkey in: Linguist List 23.733"